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CVE-2008-2040

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 14.86%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-04-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-2040
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
14.86%

Original NVD Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HTTP::getAuthUserPass function (core/common/http.cpp) in Peercast 0.1218 and gnome-peercast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Basic Authentication string with a long (1) username or (2) password.